Because the NBA salary cap for the 2020/21 season was not reduced in the league’s new CBA, as had been feared, the Wizards will have more flexibility in the offseason under the cap than the team was perhaps anticipating, as Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington details. Hughes anticipates that, as a result, Washington may now be able to retain sharpshooting free agent power forward Davis Bertans.
If the Wizards do opt to keep Bertans, they will still have the non-taxpayer mid-level exception and their bi-annual exception at their disposal. Using this money to add defensive-oriented players may be the smartest application of these signings.
There’s more out of the Southeast Division:
- Draft prospect Killian Hayes has worked out for the Magic, league sources tell Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Though the Magic own the No. 15 pick, and there is a good chance that Hayes will be gone by then, the team has several players it could package to move up.
- Hornets center Cody Zeller is not sweating the possibility that the team may use him as a trade chip, as he tells Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer. “I don’t stress about it. I understand it’s part of the deal,” he said. Zeller, a free agent in 2021, is owed $15.4MM this season.
- With their current core, the Magic will have limited cap flexibility this summer to add players in free agency, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic. If all the team’s player options are exercised and all qualifying offers are extended, Orlando will be paying its squad $142.7MM.
I’ve seen Zeller play, he doesn’t run hard enough to actually break a sweat, so it’s no surprise he isn’t sweating it.
Lol
Well said
Zeller used to run, or stomp fast at least, but nobody liked him then either. A Kemba could make use of his screens but he left.
NO cap space for Orlando, room under the TAX. There’s a definitional difference between cap space (which neither of those two teams will have) and room under the tax.
Mhmmm they gave 1 guy their whole mid-level lol
I dont understand orlando. They’re so thirsty to trade Gordon(25) but are willing to keep ross(29), vucevic(30) & Fournier(28)?
The magic should completely break it all down
Fournier is a Free-Agent.
I believe Fournier has a player option. At $17M, do you see him rejecting it?
Fournier is overrated and his defense is weak. The Magic best trade asset is Vuc. A lot of teams like the Mavs or the Celtics would love to get him. Gordon has always been a bust! Besides some flashy dunks he has nothing to bring to the table.
Be honest you just dont like him because he is the bad guy in uncle drew
Kilian Hayes could be a while to get on court because he is so one-handed and he plays point. He could take too long to get the offense going. Of course he’s big enough to be a 2 and I think will be, but still not ready.